SCDPS Reports Six Killed On South Carolina Roadways July 13 – July 15, 2018

Mon, 07/16/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 15, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	5
County roads	1
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	4
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 – 1 moped passenger (no helmet)

As of July 15, 507 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 556 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 362 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 181 were not wearing seat belts.

Through July 15, 70 pedestrians have died compared to 78 in 2017; 51 motorcyclists have died compared to 59 in 2017; and nine bicyclists have died compared to 10 in 2017 on state roads and highways.

Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions compiled by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety as of 11:59 p.m. July 15, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through July 15**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	2	Abbeville	5	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	4
Aiken	12	Aiken	21	Aiken	18	Aiken	16
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	2
Anderson	25	Anderson	23	Anderson	28	Anderson	15
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	7	Beaufort	16	Beaufort	16	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	16	Berkeley	19	Berkeley	20	Berkeley	20
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	4	Calhoun	8
Charleston	32	Charleston	44	Charleston	22	Charleston	32
Cherokee	11	Cherokee	11	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	12
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	8	Chester	9
Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	7	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	6	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	10	Clarendon	6
Colleton	10	Colleton	9	Colleton	7	Colleton	10
Darlington	11	Darlington	11	Darlington	15	Darlington	14
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	5	Dillon	2
Dorchester	13	Dorchester	8	Dorchester	16	Dorchester	17
Edgefield	5	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	6	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	3
Florence	21	Florence	20	Florence	14	Florence	15
Georgetown	5	Georgetown	10	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	8
Greenville	32	Greenville	32	Greenville	42	Greenville	40
Greenwood	9	Greenwood	7	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	7
Hampton	1	Hampton	2	Hampton	1	Hampton	2
Horry	31	Horry	37	Horry	42	Horry	45
Jasper	5	Jasper	5	Jasper	16	Jasper	7
Kershaw	8	Kershaw	9	Kershaw	9	Kershaw	5
Lancaster	3	Lancaster	7	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	8
Laurens	19	Laurens	20	Laurens	7	Laurens	13
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4
Lexington	45	Lexington	25	Lexington	24	Lexington	22
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	6	Marion	4	Marion	10
Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	3
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	2	Newberry	4
Oconee	10	Oconee	8	Oconee	7	Oconee	9
Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	17	Orangeburg	16	Orangeburg	16
Pickens	7	Pickens	13	Pickens	10	Pickens	6
Richland	26	Richland	31	Richland	34	Richland	20
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	38	Spartanburg	27	Spartanburg	30	Spartanburg	39
Sumter	10	Sumter	12	Sumter	7	Sumter	8
Union	0	Union	3	Union	5	Union	2
Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	6
York	15	York	12	York	22	York	9
Total	507	Total	556	Total	525	Total	501

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 436 of the 507 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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